BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Disabilities How do I get rid of snakes from under my porch????

Other than mothballs, cats, dogs, snake repellant, keeping the grass and weeds cut...any other ideas??? I am terrified of snakes! Seems two have taken up residence under my back porch which is very large and low so can't get under there to put out any more mothballs or snake repellant. Open to ideas, any ideas! Don't know what kind of snakes they are, the couple of times I've seen them (at a distance I might add!) they appear to be black or dark brown and about three feet long.

Try flooding them out by putting your hose on the strongest spray possible.

Pay someone to clean out underneath your porch.

Use a push broom to clear it out yourself, this may involve laying on the ground in a snake's path. (This is where having children is beneficial).

Depending upon the structure of your porch see is there is something you can administer between the boards of your porch.

Once you do get the snakes out, or think they have left, seal it up, either with wood or heavy gauge screening.


Course, I hate to further worry you, but their prolonged presence means that there must be a good food source near by. Most snakes feed on vermin like mice and rats. That could mean even more trouble than 2 unidentified snakes.